Kenny Guinn on VoteMatch |
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Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(-3 points on Social scale) | Prohibit partial-birth abortion; support Parental consent: Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Require hiring more women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Affirmative action in state contracts and colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2 Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2 |
Opposes
topic 3:Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(-3 points on Social scale) | Include sexual orientation in anti-discrimination laws: Favors topic 3 Opposes recognizing same-sex marriages: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(-3 points on Social scale) | Sex ed should stress abstinence but also safe sex: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Death Penalty
(-5 points on Social scale) | Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(-3 points on Social scale) | End parole for repeat violent felons: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9 Zero tolerance for violence against government employees: Neutral on topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Allow concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Favors
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(-3 points on Economic scale) | More federal funding for rural health services: Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Support charters & private investment in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 18:Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(+2 points on Economic scale) | No high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain: Opposes topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 Create block grants for Agricultural Stewardship: Neutral on topic 18 Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions: Neutral on topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(-3 points on Social scale) | More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19 States should make drug policy, not feds: Neutral on topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants: Favors topic 20 |
No opinion on
topic 11:Make taxes more progressive
(0 points on Economic scale) | Nevada needs new revenue, but now is no time for new taxes: Favors topic 11 No state income tax; no casino tax: Opposes topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11 Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions: Neutral on topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(0 points on Social scale) | Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12 |
No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the armed forces
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(+5 points on Economic scale) | No campaign spending limits; no public campaign funding: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
No opinion on
topic 14:The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 17:US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(0 points on Social scale) | Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17 |